This was a dated Spanish Eclectic house with minimal connection to the yard and lots of little rooms. We tore out most of the walls on the main floor. This required adding a steel moment frame that we left exposed, finished with gun-blue and wax. Living room, dining room, and kitchen flow together and all enjoy a view out big doors to the deck and yard. The owners exercised a lot of restraint in their selection of interior finishes and materials. Upstairs we added an open plan, light-filled master suite with vaulted ceiling and updated the other bathroom and bedrooms. A radiant heating system in the floor was added throughout. Now it’s time to fill the white walls with art and break it in!

Eli Rohe was the builder on this project that was mostly a major structural upgrade to a garage that was tilting. In addition, we replaced the carriage doors, added a dutch door on the side and a window to the garden, insulated, and finished it off a bit nicer than the typical garage.